diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java
index 0e9bdf8b824ab..1f8f288f2b71e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core;
 
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.elasticsearch.Build;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting.Property;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ private XPackSettings() {
      */
     public static final Setting<Boolean> CCR_ENABLED_SETTING = Setting.boolSetting("xpack.ccr.enabled", true, Property.NodeScope);
 
+    public static final boolean CROSS_CLUSTER_2_FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLED = Build.CURRENT.isSnapshot()
+        || "true".equals(System.getProperty("es.cross_cluster_2_feature_flag_enabled"));
+
     /** Setting for enabling or disabling security. Defaults to true. */
     public static final Setting<Boolean> SECURITY_ENABLED = Setting.boolSetting("xpack.security.enabled", true, Setting.Property.NodeScope);